Ang Lee’s Unused ‘Hulk’ Robot Busts Out Of Its Shirt
Posted on February 25th, 2011
Truly, Steve Johnson is the richest fuel for the Internet’s geek blog engine. The special effects master known for his creature work>
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Costume Designs from J.J. Abrams’ Unmade ‘Superman: Flyby’ Film
Marvel Unveils a Spidery New M.O.D.O.K.
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The Week In Geek: Six Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Green Hornet’
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: [The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]I went into Michel Gondry’s ‘The Green Hornet’ knowing next to nothing about the Green Hornet. I have vague memories of the masked vigilante guest-starring width=”560″>6. The Chinese had a Green Hornet movie first.In 1994, Ching-Ying Lam directed a martial arts version of ‘The Green Hornet,’ translated ‘Qing Feng Xia.’ The film is actually about Kato’s successor, Dong, not the Green Hornet himself. This is due to the overwhelming popularity of Bruce Lee in his native…
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Check Out ‘Modern Times,’ Hollywood’s New Favorite Short Film
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: 2010 was a good year to get your effects-laden short film noticed by Hollywood. Both ‘Pixels,’ Patrick Jean’s short about NYC’s destruction at the hands of video game icons, and ‘Panic Attack!’, Fede Alvarez’ short about a robots invading Uruguay, caught the attention of big wig producers like Adam Sandler and Sam Raimi. Carl Rinsch’s short/ad campaign ‘The Gift’ also set Hollywood tongues wagging, inciting a bidding war for feature length rights.And if Ben Craig’s ‘Modern Times’ is any indication, Hollywood still has their eye on the Internet for innovative new talent. Check out his short, which is just shy…
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‘The Green Hornet’ Review: Odd, Ambitious and Pretty Great in 3D
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Superhero movies are going through some interesting, if difficult, transitions right now. Following the big explosion of comic book adaptations in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the artistic pretense of the genre was no longer a laughing matter, but neither was its commercial prospects; audiences are in the incipient stages of experiencing franchise reboots, such as with the forthcoming ‘Spider-Man’ films, and it remains to be seen whether or not second-tier characters and series will succeed as easily as their predecessors. Meanwhile, material inspired by alternative sources or created concurrently with its printed-page iteration, such as ‘Kick-Ass’ and ‘Scott…
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The Week In Geek: Do Rumors of ‘Batman: Year One’ Inspire Origin Fatigue?
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: [The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]There was a bit of confusion yesterday morning, spawned by a recent Darren Aronofsky interview in which the ‘Black Swan’ director answered a question about comic book side projects. Aronofsky seemed to be answering “yes” to a question about his involvement with a new Batman project, when in fact he was talking about a completely different project and just didn’t make himself quite clear. Many ran with the director’s response, as a sure sign he was…
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Steve Zaillian Takes ‘Timecrimes’ Remake to DreamWorks
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Several years back, we’d heard word that the prolific writer/director Steven Zaillian was interested in mounting an English-language remake of Nacho Vigalondo’s ‘Timecrimes.’ That sounded pretty cool to those of us who know (and love) the very clever indie thriller from Spain — but then we heard nothing. Or as they say in Spain, “nada.”Now comes word from Deadline that the remake is alive and well and moving from United Artists to DreamWorks. We also know that writer Tim Sexton worked on the adaptation, that Mr. Zaillian has agreed to get back to work on the screenplay, and that he’ll…
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George Lucas Clarifies His 2012 Prediction; Universe Breathes Sigh of Relief
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Should the world come to an end in 2012 and should George Lucas really have his own spaceship to flee Armageddon, Seth Rogen certainly won’t be heading out into outer space with him. In case you missed our Movie News Quick Hits, here’s the deal. The Telegraph reported that Rogen told the Toronto Sun that while meeting with Lucas and Steven Spielberg, “George Lucas sits down and seriously proceeds to talk for around 25 minutes about how he thinks the world is going to end in the year 2012, like, for real. He thinks it.”Of course, Rogen did a double…
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‘The Matrix 4′ and ’5′: Are the Rumors True?
Posted on February 25th, 2011
Even though this may well turn out to be just another cleverly orchestrated Keanu Reeves meme, the Internet is abuzz today with reports that the actor revealed to a group of London students that two more installments in ‘The Matrix’ franchise may be height=”375″ style=”background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; overflow: hidden;” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”500″>
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‘Perfect Sense’ Sundance Review: An Apocalyptic Love Story
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: In ‘Perfect Sense,’ a love story between two damaged people is set against the backdrop of a mysterious epidemic that affects the emotions and the senses. It works like an epileptic fit: The first wave is a great outpouring of grief and loss, with memories returning of everything you ever loved and every person you ever hurt — the things that haunt you when you’re alone at night in the dark. And then you lose your sense of smell, effectively severing that most direct tie between sense and memory forever.This, in a way, is how Susan (Eva Green) and Michael…
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Sundance Interview: ‘Perfect Sense”s Eva Green
Posted on February 25th, 2011
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Excerpt: Elegant Eva Green sat down with Cinematical during Sundance to discuss her new movie ‘Perfect Sense,’ an intense love story with a sci-fi bent. Green plays Susan, a successful epidemiologist who’s falling in love with a caddish chef named Michael (Ewan McGregor) just as a bizarre disease begins spreading around the world. Known for her star turns in movies like Bernardo Bertolucci’s ‘The Dreamers,’ ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ and ‘Casino Royale,’ Green’s intensity and intelligence is matched perfectly with McGregor in David Mackenzie’s affecting Sundance standout. (Read the review here.)Cinematical: In researching your career in ‘Perfect Sense’ as an epidemiologist, did…
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